Men are often reluctant to join clubs for older people, says the study by the International Longevity Centre (ILC-UK) and the charity, Independent Age. It predicts the number of older men living alone in England will increase by 65% by 2030. “When their partner...

… Choosing to Live alone without having to feel lonely. Making more social contact through meeting other people is an important way to reduce the feelings of inner loneliness which we can all feel from time to time, and research shows that the more social support we...

Stats show that more men in their 40’s and 50’s are living alone – the Office of National Statistics data records that 1.3 million middle-aged men in the UK are living alone. Part of the reason is due to the decline of marriage (down from 79% of...

Many men over 75 suffer from lack of social contact and depression 190,000 British men over 75, who live alone, are lonely according to WRVS research, which identified 36 per cent spend more than 12 hours of the day on their own. The research found that these men are...

Source : Press Association Published on 26 July 2012 11:30 AM Older people who find themselves increasingly isolated are being urged to reach out to close family members or their GP, after a survey found a rising number of men over the age of 75 whose lives are...